GLENOID VAULT FIXATION SYSTEM
A glenoid vault fixation device includes a body and at least one blade anchor. Interchangeable glenoid articular components connect to the body. The set of interchangeable components may address a continuum of glenoid and/or total shoulder indications. The body may provide multiple attachment points for the blade anchor, or may accept multiple anchors.
1 . A system comprising:
a body comprising a first surface, an opposite second surface, and a first channel, wherein the first channel extends through the first and second surfaces, wherein the first channel comprises a discrete first enlargement of a width of the first channel; and
a first anchor coupled to the body, wherein the first anchor comprises a first rail portion, a first blade portion, and a first intermediate portion connecting the first rail and first blade portions together, wherein the first rail portion and the first enlargement have complementary interlocking shapes, wherein the first rail portion is fixed within the first enlargement, the first intermediate portion occupies at least a portion of the first channel, and the first blade portion extends from the first surface of the body.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first channel comprises a second discrete enlargement of the width of the first channel, wherein the first and second enlargements are periodically spaced along a length of the first channel, wherein the first rail portion and the second enlargement have complementary interlocking shapes.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the second enlargement is shaped to receive the first blade portion.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a second channel spaced apart from the first channel, wherein the second channel comprises a third discrete enlargement of a width of the second channel.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the first rail portion and the third enlargement have complementary interlocking shapes.
6 . The system of claim 4 , comprising:
a second anchor coupled to the body, wherein the second anchor comprises a second rail portion, a second blade portion, and a second intermediate portion connecting the second rail and second blade portions together, wherein the second rail portion and the third enlargement have complementary interlocking shapes, wherein the second rail portion is fixed within the third enlargement, the second intermediate portion occupies at least a portion of the second channel, and the second blade portion extends from the first surface of the body.
7 . A system comprising:
a body, wherein the body comprises a first surface, an opposite second surface, and a first connection feature; and
a first anchor coupled to the body at the first connection feature so that a portion of the first anchor protrudes from the first surface.
8 . The system of claim 7 , comprising:
a second anchor;
wherein the body comprises a second connection feature;
wherein the second anchor is coupled to the body at the second connection feature so that a portion of the second anchor protrudes from the first surface.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the first and second anchors are interchangeably couplable to the body at the first and second connection features.
10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the first and second anchors each comprise a blade portion, a rail portion, and an intermediate portion connecting the rail and blade portions together, wherein the rail portions of the first and second anchors are coupled to the body at the first and second connection features, respectively, and the blade portions of the first and second anchors protrude from the first surface.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the blade portions of the first and second anchors converge.